Iran Attempts To Gobble Up The Entire Web

[Atheist-Lite]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12847072

Iran accused in 'dire' net security attack

Hackers in Iran have been accused of trying to subvert one of the net's key security systems.

Analysis in the wake of the thwarted attack suggests it originated and was co-ordinated via servers in Iran.

If it had succeeded, the attackers would have been able to pass themselves off as web giants Google, Yahoo, Skype, Mozilla and Microsoft.

The impersonation would have let attackers trick web users into thinking they were accessing the real service.

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[Gawd]

Come on now, we all know that it was Jews posing as Iranians to blackmail Iran for Israel. What kind of national level hacker uses their own country's IP addresses to hack you?

[Ian]

Come on now, we all know that it was Jews posing as Iranians to blackmail Iran for Israel. What kind of national level hacker uses their own country's IP addresses to hack you?

Well if it was "anyone other than the Iranians", then I blame the Dutch. They cannot be trusted.

[JOZeldenrust]

Come on now, we all know that it was Jews posing as Iranians to blackmail Iran for Israel. What kind of national level hacker uses their own country's IP addresses to hack you?

Well if it was "anyone other than the Iranians", then I blame the Dutch. They cannot be trusted.

When it comes to screwing around on the internet, our government is one of the worst in the world. ISP records are kept way too long, and law enforcement agencies can access them with very little ground for suspicion.

We're also home to some very vocal people in the freedom of information movement. Rob Gongrijp is the public face, but Dutch hackers are quite well represented in things like Anonymous and internet support for WikiLeaks and circumventing government internet blockades in China, Iran or the Middle East.

Targeting internet services aimed at the general public? Not very likely.